Gilboa, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°18′12″N 80°56′11″W / 38.30333°N 80.93639°W / 38.30333; -80.9363926671
Gilboa is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Gilboa is located on West Virginia Route 39, 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of Summersville. Gilboa has a post office with ZIP code 26671.[2]
The community derives its name, directly or indirectly, from Mount Gilboa in Israel.[3]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 267.
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Municipalities and communities of Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Summersville
communities
- Allingdale
- Bays
- Bentree‡
- Bruce
- Calvin
- Cambria
- Canvas
- Carl
- Coe
- Cottle
- Curtin
- Donald
- Drennen
- Enon
- Gilboa
- Green Valley
- Holcomb
- Hominy Falls
- Hookersville
- Keslers Cross Lanes
- Kirkwood
- Leivasy
- Lockwood
- Morris
- Mt. Lookout
- Mount Nebo
- Muddlety
- Nallen‡
- New Hope
- Odell Town
- Persinger
- Poe
- Pool
- Runa
- Saxman
- Snow Hill
- Swiss
- Tolbert
- Vaughan
- Waggy‡
- Werth
- Woodbine
- Zela
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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